[sdiy] pitch tracking

[harrybissell]

1)  I was thinking 'system' rather than "unit" but absolutely correct...
the
fuzz is ONBOARD the guitar

2) you got a problem with 'star trek' ???   :^P

H^) harry

WeAreAs1 at aol.com wrote:

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> In a message dated 12/19/05 1:53:58 PM, harrybissell at prodigy.net
> writes:
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>> In the GR-300... the hex distortion is completely separate from the
>> tracking section.  All the hex distortion is, is diode clipping of
>> the hex
>> preamp.
>
> In the GR-300, not only is the hex distortion completely separate from
> the pitch tracking, it's not even IN the GR-300.  That is to say, the
> blue GR-300 synth floor unit does not have an internal hex distortion
> section.  Some, but not all, of the GR series guitars had the hex
> distortion circuit built into the guitar, with a three-position toggle
> switch that let you select VCO, hex distortion, or both as your sound
> source.  The G-303 and G-808 guitars (the ones Pat Metheny plays) had
> the hex fuzz, but the cheaper G-202 and G-505 did not.  I'm not sure
> about the G-707 (not that anyone in their right mind would ever want
> to be seen in public with one, except possibly as part of a costume at
> a Star Trek convention).  I think the lower-cost yellow GR-100 floor
> unit had a built-in hex fuzz, but did not include any pitch tracking
> or VCO's -- it was just a fancy hex fuzz, filter, chorus, and envelope
> unit.
>
> Mike B.